Quiz
1. William Shakespeare was reportedly born and died on what day?
2. What did Shakespeare will to his wife Anne Hathaway?
3. Shakespeare's son was named:
4. Which British monarch reigned for most of Shakespeare's life?
5. Shakespeare was born and retired in:
6. A number of scholars have questioned the authorship of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Which one of these men has NOT been thought to be the actual author of Shakespeare's works?
7. What London theater is most associated with Shakespeare's plays?
8. Shakespeare spent most of his career acting in and writing for which troupe?
9. Shakespeare's plays were published (as folios):
10. Which of these writers was NOT a contemporary of Shakespeare?
1. William Shakespeare was reportedly born and died on what day?
April 23.
2. What did Shakespeare will to his wife Anne Hathaway?
Their second best bed.
3. Shakespeare's son was named:
Hamnet.
4. Which British monarch reigned for most of Shakespeare's life?
Elizabeth I.
5. Shakespeare was born and retired in:
Stratford-on-Avon.
6. A number of scholars have questioned the authorship of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Which one of these men has NOT been thought to be the actual author of Shakespeare's works?
Richard Burbage.
7. What London theater is most associated with Shakespeare's plays?
The Globe Theater.
8. Shakespeare spent most of his career acting in and writing for which troupe?
Lord Chamberlain's Men.
9. Shakespeare's plays were published (as folios):
When he died.
10. Which of these writers was NOT a contemporary of Shakespeare?
Samuel Coleridge.